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Originally Posted by mjbgsd
OMG WHY?!?! I work at a grooming shop and we NEVER would shave a double coated breed as the hairs protect them against the heat/cold. Take that away and now they are exposed. Also the hair never grows back the same. It can become stiff and flakey looking. ick
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The second dog, the photo were from a rescue site, the dog was in very bad condition, matted etc so had to be shaved.
The first-- I have no idea why! I have known a few people who regularly shave their double-coated dogs and I never understood it. One was a Golden/Chow mix (you can
see him here in various stages of shaved-ness, poor dog), another was a pair of rough Collies. I always wondered, if they were just going to keep those poor Collie shaved all the time why not just get smooth Collies??